Sec. 466.406. RIGHT TO PRIZE NOT GENERALLY ASSIGNABLE. (a) Except as provided by this section and Section 466.410, the right of any person to a prize is not assignable.
(b) Payment of prize payments not previously assigned as provided by this section or Section 466.410 shall be made to the estate of a deceased prize winner if the prize winner was an individual.
(c) A prize to which a winner is otherwise entitled may be paid to any person under an appropriate judicial order.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 107, Sec. 4.03(b), eff. Aug. 30, 1993. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1394, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 403 (S.B. 626), Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2011.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle E - Other Executive Agencies and Programs
Section 466.401. Ticket Validation; Drawings
Section 466.402. Payment of Prizes Generally
Section 466.403. Payment of Prize in Installments
Section 466.404. Payment of Prize to Multiple Winners
Section 466.405. Payment of Prize Awarded to Minor
Section 466.406. Right to Prize Not Generally Assignable
Section 466.407. Deductions From Prizes
Section 466.4075. Deductions of Child Support From Certain Lottery Winnings
Section 466.408. Unclaimed Prizes
Section 466.409. Treatment of Prize Payable on Ticket Purchased by Ineligible Person
Section 466.410. Assignment of Prizes
Section 466.411. Choice by Certain Prize Winners to Remain Anonymous